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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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O’Brien suggests that Rose’s gambling had been an open secret for more than a decade throughout Major League Baseball, and certainly within the Reds organization, but both the league and the media were reluctant to enforce the rules against him.
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Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
But in December 2022, the UN released a report that finally confirmed the open secret of Rwandan support for the M23.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
The blatant pandering and lack of seriousness of this suggestion was an open secret in South Korea.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Industry observers called the issue of drivers sharing or renting accounts an open secret.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
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Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
But in December 2022, the UN released a report that finally confirmed the open secret of Rwandan support for the M23.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
The blatant pandering and lack of seriousness of this suggestion was an open secret in South Korea.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Industry observers called the issue of drivers sharing or renting accounts an open secret.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for open secret
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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